Cixi, who has always been criticized by people, has also written a poem, and everyone may be a little unfamiliar with the first half of this poem, but the second half of the sentence "Poor Parents' Hearts in the World" has always been well known. According to records, Cixi only wrote this poem in her lifetime, but it has been passed down and compiled into primary school textbooks.
However, the literary value of this poem is actually not high, and the confrontation and format of this article are not enough to be called poetry, but the sincere emotion contained in this poem is touching, which is the main reason why this poem can be passed down to this day and has been included in the textbook.
Cixi's early life
In the early years, the Yehenara clan, also known as Cixi, was summoned to the imperial palace and entered the Forbidden City. Cixi, who had just entered the palace, was not valued by the emperor due to her low status, and received less favor, while Ci'an, who entered the palace with her, had been promoted to empress after only a few months, and Cixi at this time was still a nobleman. Soon after, Cixi became pregnant with a dragon son, and her mother relied on her son, and Cixi only received the emperor's affection from then on and was gradually valued.
At that time, because Cixi was good at writing, she would often help the Xianfeng Emperor deal with some trivial imperial texts, and even ghostwrote for him to review the piled up folds. Because he often participated in the trivial work of the Xianfeng Emperor and had the blessing of the crown prince, Xianfeng was even more fond of Cixi, and during the daily review of the recital, Xianfeng allowed Cixi to make suggestions on the affairs of the government, and often adopted Cixi's reasonable suggestions. Therefore, Cixi had some understanding of the government at that time.
At that time, in the Qing Dynasty, the idea of male superiority and female inferiority was very serious, so the status of women was very low, and it was even more prudent to live in the harem, and women's participation in political affairs and the issuance of suggestions were even more fanciful. It can be seen that the Xianfeng Emperor's love and trust in Cixi, but this mode of getting along between Xianfeng and Cixi is tantamount to laying a disaster for himself, and Xianfeng also inadvertently cultivated a female politician in his daily work.
Xianfeng died and Cixi took power
Soon after, the Xianfeng Emperor died, and the crown prince Zaichun succeeded him, that is, the son of Xianfeng and Cixi, and later became the Tongzhi Emperor, and in order to make his son smoothly govern, Xianfeng personally selected eight capable auxiliary ministers for him to assist Tongzhi in handling political affairs.
However, Cixi had participated in political affairs for many years and was not willing to live in the harem, so shortly after the death of the Xianfeng Emperor, he launched a coup d'état to remove eight auxiliary ministers, and personally assisted his son in ruling, that is, Cixi's first curtain to listen to the government, ostensibly ruling for Tongzhi, but actually holding power for himself.
Since then, the two emperors of Tongzhi and Guangxu have successively become puppets in the hands of Cixi, at the mercy of Cixi, and it is precisely because of this that Cixi has left behind the experience of listening to the government three times in history, and Cixi can control the two little emperors in his own hands, and these political means Cixi has heard about For many years around Xianfeng.
Over the years, in her dealings with the Xianfeng Emperor, Cixi learned a lot of key points of governance, and her political methods were very tough, and after taking power, Cixi also changed to a weak mother and a daughter, and gradually became cruel and paranoid. Although Cixi and Wu Zetian are both women and in power, there is still a big gap between the two.
After Wu Zetian came to power, he inherited Tang Taizong's style of chastity and made full use of the real power in his hands to handle the affairs of the DPRK and China, although Wu Zetian's methods were too brutal, but it ensured the development of the Tang Dynasty, benefited the people, and left a good story throughout the ages. Cixi, on the other hand, used power to covet pleasure, pay attention to selfish desires, and used the power in her hands as a weapon for her own pleasure in the DPRK, not only harming loyal subjects, but also emptying the national treasury, which made the people at that time cry bitterly. Cixi's various evil deeds also laid the groundwork for the demise of the Qing Dynasty later.
Cixi wrote poems for her mother's birthday
Shortly after the death of the Xianfeng Emperor, Cixi was already in full power, and it was also in this year that Cixi's mother, Fucha, was on her 60th birthday. However, the class system at that time was strict, even if Cixi was already the empress, she could not break the rules, let alone easily enter and leave the palace and go to the homes of ordinary subjects, even her own mother was not allowed, so on her mother's 60th birthday, Cixi could not wish her birthday in person.
After Cixi took the position of empress dowager, Cixi's mother could only be her courtiers, the monarchs and subjects were different, the rules were difficult to break, at that time the stubborn feudal ideas were blocked between the mother and daughter, the feudal ideas were like a wall, towering and unbridgeable, even if Cixi's power was great, it was impossible to break free from the shackles of thought.
After several thoughts, Cixi decided to write this "Wishing Mother's Birthday Poem", on the one hand, she wanted to send her own blessings to her mother, on the other hand, she also expressed her gratitude for her mother's nurturing grace, and showed her mother that she could not help herself. Cixi framed the poem, attached other gifts for her mother, and sent them to her mother's mansion. It is precisely because of this that a generation of famous sentences - "poor parents in the world" has been recited to this day.
For this poem made by Cixi, later generations have different opinions, for example, everyone believes that this poem has no technical content, and the level is only an oil poem that is generally easy to understand, concise and clear. From the perspective of poetry, it does not meet the basic requirements of the seven-word poem, it is difficult for people to read it catchy, and it can be passed down to this day, that is, the last sentence "Poor World Parents' Hearts" full of affection.
At the same time, it can also be seen from the poem written by Cixi that Cixi shows that she is not easy as a woman, as a mother, and also expresses her deep gratitude for the grace of her mother's nurturing, and between the lines, the multiple emotions of missing, regret, longing, and gratitude are intertwined, which is one of the reasons why this poem can be passed down to this day and compiled into the textbook.
summary
Cixi is a connecting figure in ancient Chinese history and modern history, and also a key figure who witnessed the rise and fall of a dynasty, Cixi's rule brought the Qing Dynasty from prosperity to a low point, and then perished, and later carried the charge of treason. But she also opened a new chapter in China's modern history.
She lived a lavish and violent life, but she cared so much for her mother that she left behind a poem that is still praised to people. Cixi's life can be said to be full of evil, she is not an excellent ruler, let alone a model of the times, but she is a person who remains warm. The poem "Poor Parents in the World" is not catchy, but it is full of concern for the mother.
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